"Strange, why do I find these wood carvings strangely pleasing to the eye?"

A few breaths later, the man shook his head again, then wrapped the coarse cloth containing a piece of white jade bodhi incense and a piece of purple jade datura incense in his bosom, and put it in his arms. Then he crouched down and carefully walked to the window that connected to the backyard.

However, just as the man leaped out of the window with one hand, his smile suddenly froze when he saw Chu Qinghe, Yaoyue, and Shuimu Yinji in the backyard.

"We've been discovered?"

However, when the man's gaze swept over Chu Qinghe and Yaoyue, and then fell on Shuimu Yinji, his expression suddenly changed.

"Jellyfish Yin Princess?"

As soon as he uttered the words, the man's inner energy surged wildly, and he leaped up, preparing to escape.

However, just as the man circulated his inner energy and his body lifted into the air, his body trembled, and he quickly fell back down.

However, considering what the man was carrying, Chu Qinghe lightly raised his right hand as the man fell, using a burst of true energy to pull the man along.

As he fell from the sky and lay on the ground, feeling excruciating pain throughout his body and witnessing the complete dissipation of his inner energy, the man exclaimed in horror, "Poisoned?"

Startled, Sikong Zhaixing quickly began to think.

A moment later, in a moment of belated realization, Sikong Zhaixing vaguely guessed how he had been poisoned.

Immediately, when they looked at Chu Qinghe, their expressions became strange.

"This guy actually poisoned the air in his own house?"

After glancing at the person on the ground, Chu Qinghe looked at Shuimu Yinji and asked, "Do you know this guy?"

Hearing Chu Qinghe's question, Shuimu Yinji nodded slightly and said, "Sikong Zhaixing sneaked into my Divine Water Palace two years ago to steal the Heavenly Divine Water, but I beat him up and he escaped by luck."

"Sikong Zhaixing?"

Having just arrived in the backyard from the inner courtyard, Qu Feiyan, Xiao Zhao, and Lin Shiyin listened to what Shuimu Yinji said and couldn't help but focus their gaze on the man on the ground.

Even Chu Qinghe was surprised when he learned that this person was actually Sikong Zhaixing.

For most martial artists, the purpose of their hard work in training is either for fame and fortune, or to live a carefree life in luxury.

But the world of martial arts is never small.

And when the forest is big, you'll find all kinds of birds.

Therefore, among these martial artists, there are also some with special fetishes.

Although his cultivation level was extremely high, once he achieved great strength, he neither sought fame or fortune nor used his skills to punish evil and promote good. Instead, he used his martial arts for other purposes.

For example, there's Sikong Zhaixing, known as the "King of Thieves," and Chu Liuxiang, the Master Thief.

They were all powerful masters, but they didn't like fame or fortune. They just liked stealing and found it enjoyable.

However, compared to Chu Liuxiang, who was more prone to causing trouble, Sikong Zhaixing was much more innocent.

He simply enjoys stealing.

Moreover, after stealing something and playing with it for a while, they would return it.

Chu Qinghe never expected that he would encounter someone like Sikong Zhaixing in such a small place as Yushui City.

And they even went so far as to steal from my own home.

A moment later, inside the main house, the item that Sikong Zhaixing had previously tucked into his bosom had been taken out by Qu Feiyan.

However, when he saw Qu Feiyan casually take the money pouch from his arms, Sikong Zhaixing's face stiffened and he couldn't help but say, "No, this is mine."

Upon hearing this, Qu Feiyan glanced at Sikong Zhaixing, then emptied the money from the purse, divided it into three portions, gave them to Xiao Zhao and Lin Shiyin, and then stuffed the empty purse back into Sikong Zhaixing's arms.

"Here you go."

Sikong Zhaixing: ".............."

Beside her, as Qu Feiyan opened the coarse cloth she had taken from Sikong Zhaixing's clothes and saw the piece of white jade bodhi incense inside, she asked, "Did you sneak in just to steal this white jade bodhi incense?"

When asked by Qu Feiyan, Sikong Zhaixing glanced at the Water Mother Yin Ji carefully and said, "I've never seen her before. I'm going to study her."

Hearing Sikong Zhaixing's reply, Qu Feiyan was speechless for a moment.

Chu Qinghe, who knew something about Sikong Zhaixing, wasn't too surprised.

Unlike other thieves, Sikong Zhaixing, though known as the king of thieves, only steals in two situations.

The first method is to steal something when you find it interesting, play with it for a few days, and then return it.

The second possibility is that someone pays him to steal something.

Clearly, judging from the thing that Sikong Zhaixing took from Chu Qinghe, the reason it appeared in Chu Qinghe's courtyard today was entirely due to a sudden whim.

Having realized the danger posed by the person in front of him, Chu Qinghe's expression softened.

At this moment, Qu Feiyan asked, "Sister Situ, isn't Sikong Zhaixing supposed to be skilled in disguise? How can you be so sure that he is Sikong Zhaixing?"

Jellyfish Yin Ji said calmly, "When this guy broke into my Divine Water Palace, I destroyed the human skin mask on his face with my true energy and saw his true face."

Qu Feiyan said, "So, this guy didn't disguise himself today?"

Jellyfish Yin Ji nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Qu Feiyan turned her head to look at Chu Qinghe and said, "Young Master, this guy doesn't respect you. He doesn't even tolerate you stealing things from your place."

Looking at Qu Feiyan, who was adding fuel to the fire, Chu Qinghe smiled and said, "I think so too. You dare to come directly to my door without even bothering to disguise yourself. You are indeed very bold."

Faced with Chu Qinghe's words, Sikong Zhaixing, who was unable to move, said, "No, brother, I didn't expect there to be such a ruthless person like you in this small place! You actually poisoned your own home."

As she spoke, Sikong Zhaixing looked like she was about to cry.

Having traveled all over the country for so many years, Sikong Zhaixing has seen many poisoners.

But Sikong Zhaixing had never met a ruthless person like Chu Qinghe, who would poison someone in his own home.

However, before Sikong Zhaixing could think further, Chu Qinghe's voice rang out once again.

"Now here's the problem: you broke into my house in the middle of the night and got caught. What do you think I should do with you?"